Rick Wakeman THE GOSPELS UK 2LP SET 1ST FULLY SIGNED W/PROGRAM 1 PLAY MINT MINUS

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	$		25

RICK WAKEMAN - THE GOSPELS

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS CONDITION

OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS!!! SLEEVE

SIGNED BY RICK WAKEMAN AND RAMON REMEDIOS

INCLUDES PROGRAMME FROM LIVE CHARITY CONCERT AT GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL 20/11/87

THIS ALBUM COMES WITH A LOCALLY PRODUCED 4 PAGE CONCERT PROGRAMME. THE CONCERT WAS A CHARITY EVENT HELD AT THE GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL ON 20TH NOVEMBER 1987. THIS FOLLOWS ON FROM THE ORIGINAL LIVE SHOW AT CAMBERLEY. IN FACT WHEN I LOOKED IT UP, THIS CONCERT DOESN'T EVEN SHOW IN THE SMALL LISTING. CLEARLY IT WAS AT THIS EVENT THAT THE LP SLEEVE WAS AUTOGRAPHED

• CATALOGUE:STYLUS SMR729
• MATRIX:SMR129 A-2 / B-1 / C-2 / D-1

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PASTEL BLUE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TINY FOXING MOTTLES ON THEM BUT THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED.

THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES WHATSOEVER ON DISC TWO AND JUST ONE MINUSCULE ONE ON DISC ONE .

THE VINYL

BOTH DISCS GLEAMS LIKE NEW. THEY HAVE THAT JUST REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE SHEEN ABOUT THEM, IN DAYLIGHT THEY ARE TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM SET FROM START TO FINISH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS THERE FOR ALL TO HEAR. A VERY SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CRYSTAL CLEAR.

SO THE FIRST THING TO MENTION IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THIS SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION ON EITHER DISC

SECONDLY THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER.

NO VINYL NOISE AND ONLY THE ODD RANDOM SPECK OF STATIC

I HEARD NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF DUST POPS/TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE AUDIO PERFORMANCE AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL  MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

SEMI LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT, CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS, STAINS OR CREASES.

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO  LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND THERE AREN'T ANY THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE COLOURS HAVE REMAINED UNRUBBED  AND UNMARKED ANYWHERE, AND THERE ISN'T EVEN A SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP EDGE IS  NEAR MINT WITH ALL OF THE GLEAMING BLUE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND JUST A PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIP . THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL IN QUALITY.

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THERE IS NO RUBBING TO THE COLOUR AND THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS BOTH HAVE A PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THEM

THE OPENING EDGES  ARE BOTH STILL RAZOR SHARP AND AS NEW, SHOWING JUST WHY THIS ALBUM HAS REMAINED UNPLAYED

THE REAR SURFACE AGAIN HAS ALL OF THE COLOURS PERFECTLY INTACT AND UNRUBBED. ONE LINE ON THE SPINE AND TWO ON THE TOP EDGE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS WITH THE AUTOGRAPH OF RICK WAKEMAN, AND RAMON REMEDIOS  ON THE LEFT PANEL, AND TONY ?? ON THE RIGHT

THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVES ARE BOTH FLAT, WHITE AND UNSPLIT

THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS!!

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY